memset_explicit(3)         Library Functions Manual         memset_explicit(3)

NAME
       memset_explicit - memory set explicit

LIBRARY
       None.

       It is not yet implemented in glibc.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <string.h>  // see memory.h(3head)

       void *memset_explicit(size_t n;
                             void a[n], int c, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION
       This function is similar to memset(3), but guarantees that compiler
       optimizations will not remove the erase operation if the compiler
       deduces that the operation is "unnecessary".

RETURN VALUE
       See memset(3).

ATTRIBUTES
       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).

       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
       |Interface                                   | Attribute     | Value   |
       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
       |memset_explicit ()                          | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
STANDARDS
       C23.

HISTORY
       C23.

CAVEATS
       See explicit_bzero(3).

SEE ALSO
       bstring(3), memory.h(3head), explicit_bzero(3)

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